Russia deserves every bit of the fiery condemnation and shame coming its way at the next two Olympic Games.
So, too, the man who let it get this far. And I don’t mean Vladimir Putin.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has enabled Russia and its state-sponsored doping system at every turn, letting Putin and his army of chemists and mouse-hole architects know they had nothing to fear. Bach saw that even the slightest of penalties – and make no mistake, this latest “ban” of Russia is about as strong as a vodka drink that’s three-quarters water – would be toothless, and lifted them the second he could.